Getting a new symbol

[RussK2txb]

Just starting in KiCad. I need a symbol for Cypress CY8C5868AXI-LP035. Not in library. How to get?
Thanks, Russ

[gmc]

You can either download from somewhere like here:

CY8C5868AXI-LP035 footprint & symbol by Cypress semiconductor | SnapEDA

Or even better if you make it yourself - it’s easy enough and if you are going to be starting with KiCad chances are 100% you will eventually soon have to make your own symbols and footprints.

Getting Started in KiCad | 7.0 | English | Documentation | KiCad

[Piotr]

@RussK2txb

How to get?

I have started using KiCad from creating my own symbol and footprint libraries and I use only them.
Creating own symbols and footprints can’t be more complicated than designing PCB itself.
I didn’t read following FAQs, but I suppose they can be helpful:

Kicad 6 Beginners Guide to Personal Symbol and Footprint Libraries

KiCAD is supplied with extensive Symbol and Footprint (and 3D, not addressed here) libraries. These are fine for simple, initial use, but inflexible due to their being “read-only”. KiCAD also, on installation, creates the default libraries and their paths in the “system/program” area of your system, This means those Kicad default libraries will be overwritten whenever an update or re-installation is made. Because of the above limitations, almost all users create their own libraries. Creatin…

Kicad 6 Tips 'n Tricks when making Personal Symbol Libraries

This FAQ relates to: Please use that as the main reference Getting Started Creating your first own KiCAD libraries is simple: The key is: “Use and modify what’s already there”… meaning the standard libraries. There are two basic ways of going about this: 1: Copy a standard library to your own library and hide/delete symbols you don’t need. 2: Create an empty library, and copy selected symbols from the standard libraries into it. This T&T only addresses option #1. There are plenty of us…

[RussK2txb]

Gmc, thanks very much for pointing me to SnapEDA. Works great. I will build my own components, but only when necessary. Too much work to waste time on that I don’t have to.
Thanks, again, Russ

[jmk]

@RussK2txb

Too much work to waste time on that I don’t have to.

It can often be an even bigger waste of time trying to find and then fix problems with an incorrectly drawn, imported 3rd. party symbol or footprint.

Of course there is also the time spent scouring the internet and asking on forums to find those 3rd party drawings in the first place.

[RussK2txb]

Thinking you are right now, Could not find connector I wanted to use, will have to make it.

Thanks again!